Becca wins the newsquiz Champagne

The trainee subs with Becca and her newsquiz Champagne

The Daily Mail subbing trainees had an intense final week of training in Kensington. The two sports subs were on the sportsdesk for much of the week, creating spreads and covering games. The news subs worked on a breaking story, created visuals for new sections and went through an editing exercise with senior subs Mike Hawkins and Ben Jackson. 

Trainee Anna Tatham reviews the morning papers

There were sessions by chief sub Alex Richman and features chief sub Andrea Jones. The trainees now head off to newsrooms in London and Glasgow for their placements. They are a bright and likeable group and I wish them well.

We finished the course, as usual, with the newsquiz. This week's winner was Becca McCauley with a score of 17, just ahead of Sian Bahia on 16.5. It meant Becca overtook quiz pacesetter Lewis Steele to collect the Champagne for the top score over the four weeks. Well done to her. 

Last week’s top online newsquiz score was an unbeatable 23 by Liz Gerard, ahead of Janet Boyle on 20, the same as Becca scored. Toby Brown clocked up 18 and Gavin Devine 17. The best team score was 17.5 by Bruce and Sarah Hayward followed by the Penman Collective and the Roberts Family on 17. 

Here is this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week’s events. Give it a go and see if you can beat Becca's 17.

Wednesday's front pages

1. After the Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday the Speaker John Bercow said he had instructed the authorities to ensure the House of Commons sat on Wednesday at what specific time?

2. In response to Labour MP Paula Sherriff’s plea to stop using inflammatory words such as surrender, betrayal and traitor, Boris Johnson said: 'I have never heard so much ___ in my life.’ What is the missing word?
3. Who said of Boris Johnson: 'I think it was sloppy language and the wrong thing to say but I don’t think that he is an evil man.’
4. Attorney General Geoffrey Cox made a statement to Parliament on Wednesday which finished with the line: ‘The time is coming Mr Speaker, when even these ___ won’t be able to prevent ___’. What are the two missing words? Half a point for each.
5. Cabinet minister Michael Gove described Boris Johnson as a born winner and compared him to which football manager?

6. The Labour Party conference finished midweek and the Conservative party conference is due to begin on Sunday. In which two cities? Half a point for each.
7. What is the name of the company, that built London's red double decker Routemaster buses when Boris Johnson was mayor, which went into administration putting 1,400 jobs at risk?
8. More than half of a Government £100,000 grant given to which company, owned by Boris Johnson’s friend Jennifer Arcuri, was frozen while a review is carried out?
9. Following the collapse of Thomas Cook, the Civil Aviation Authority arranged for 150,000 passengers to be brought back to the UK in an operation with what codename?

10. A t-shirt with an image of what creature on the shoulder sold-out quickly this week, raising money for Shelter?
11. Which presenter was found to have breached the BBC's editorial guidelines after criticising Donald Trump for telling black politicians to 'go home’?
12. Why did a £12.99 blue-and-white dungaree outfit from H&M sell out online this week?
13. What is the name of Joe Biden’s son whose business dealings in the Ukraine were central to the Democrats' bid to impeach President Donald Trump?
14. US rugby player John Quill was the first man to do what at this year’s World Cup?
15. British couple Roger and Sue Clarke, both 72, were jailed for how many years by a Portuguese court for drug smuggling on a cruise ship?
16. Why was 34-year-old millionaire property tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in the headlines?
17. France’s second-longest-serving postwar president, Jacques Chirac, died this week at what age?
18. The Duchess of Cambridge officially named the polar research ship, which the public voted to call Boaty McBoatface, as Sir David Attenborough at a dockyard on which river?
19. What is the name of the company that launched Creatable World doll kits which are gender inclusive?
20. Journalist Freddy McConnell lost his case at the High Court where he had asked not to be called what? 

21. What is the name of the hurricane whose remnants brought heavy rain to the UK this week?
22. How was 44-year-old Elayne Stanley from Widnes killed?
23. What was Australian Wally Conron referring to when he said his life’s regret was opening 'a Pandora's box’ and 'releasing a Frankenstein’?
24. Love Island contestant Maura Higgins and former television presenter Michael Barrymore were named as the first what?
25. Which television programme won Emmys for outstanding writing, best comedy series, best directing and lead actress in a comedy series?

Answers here